- “Last month, my XYL said she’d leave me if I didn’t give up ham radio. Over.”
- Q: How many DXers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: All of them. One to change it and the rest to argue about whether it counts as a light bulb. - Ward N0AX
- Here are my favorite responses to AB5S/7’s ‘What a bunch of JUNK!’ contest. In Dave’s own words: “The point of the contest was to find the best one-sentence reply to that universally-suffered insult to our treasured ironclads.”
“HONEY, Don't think of it as junk....think $$$$$ & it's yours, someday!”
- Robert Fowle“Junk: Stuff we throw away. Stuff: Junk we keep.”
- Jim Marrone“Junk? What junk? It's long time investment in antiques!!”
- Dirk PA3GNR“Junk is a Chinese boat...this is precision equipment!”
- Phil Mills“Junk? You would prefer I collect 19th Century farm implements?”
- W7NI Stan Griffiths“Junk....is good”
- Henry Engstrom“You never know when you might NEED one of these.”
- N2CQR/HI8 Bill Meara“Honey this ain't junk, this is inflation-fighter stuff. I get it at 10 cents on the dollar and wait for inflation to make it worth a dollar.”
- Dube Todd“Out this way we call debris accumulation the ‘Kiss of the Junk Fairy’.”
- Marty AA4RM“Boatanchors Hold Yer House Down in a Tornado!”
- Boatanchor Bob NA4G“One man's junk...another man's treasure... and my wife's biggest headache.”
- Guy Dragoo
- Q: What did the DX contester get on his IQ test?
A: Drool.
Note: The traditional slang term for a ham with a powerful transmitter and large antenna system is “big gun”.
- My favorite Boatanchor bumper stickers...
- Save heavy metal - recycle a Hammarlund or Johnson!
- Firebottles Forever!
- No glass, no class!
- A Viking Challenger is NOT a Scandanavian warrior.
- 73, 88, and 6146
- If you have to ask “What’s a boatanchor?,” you won’t understand the answer!
- Real radios glow in the dark!
- Keep your eyes on the meter and your nose off the plate cap.
- 807’s for everyone!
- The Beat Frequency generation.
- Honk if you love Slide Rule Dials.
- I brake for Hamfests.
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